61RZ18 - The Census Review Act

WHEREAS, El Lexhatx Title C Article 1.2.2.2 states:

"Other questions on the Talossan Census shall be identical to the questions on the last census. These questions may be changed by the Chancery, either of its own volition or on request from the Seneschal, but any changes shall be approved by the Ziu, without needing to go through committee."

WHEREAS, a biennial Census is due this summer; and

WHEREAS, several points regarding the current set of questions were raised following the last Census in 2023; so

THEREFORE be it enacted by the King, Cosa and Senäts in Ziu assembled, that the first Census following passage of this Act shall contain the following questions, pursuant to El Lexhatx Title C Article 1.2.2.2 and in addition to those provided by C.1.2.2.1:

• Gender, with the listed options of Male, Female, Nonbinary, and Other

• Age, with the listed options of 14-20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, and 60+ years

• Civil Status

• Household size, expressed as a range from 1 to 10+

• Industry, instructing respondents "choose category that best describes your occupation" and with the listed options of Agriculture, Arts, Business and Finance, Clergy and Community Services, Construction and Trades, Education and Childcare, Engineering and Computer Science, Healthcare, Homemaking, Hospitality and Food Services, Legal Services, Manufacturing, Military, Sales, Sciences, Transportation, Unemployed, and Other.

• Ethnic self-identification

• Religious Affiliation, with the listed options of Buddhism, Christianity (Orthodox), Christianity (Protestant), Christianity (Roman Catholic), Hinduism, Islam (Shia), Islam (Sunni), Judaism, Nonreligious, and Other.

• Education Level

• Household Income, with options allowing for a wide range of answers and denominated in both louise and euro and United States dollar equivalents.

• Location of physical residence, with a suggestion respondents reply down to the precision required by provincial catchment legislation.

FURTHERMORE, the Chancery may privately contact respondents whose place of residence doesn't match their current provincial assignment to advise them of their right to move to their province of residence if they so choose.

Ureu q'estadra så,
Sir Lüc da Schir (Secretary of State)